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and their families.
At a meeting March 5 for representatives of member agencies, Ms. Roberts said, “What goes on up there has nothing to do with us down here.”
In an interview after the meeting she said, “I was shocked. I had no idea he was making that kind of money. I sat down and thought about everything he had done for the organization over the years, but I still think, personally, it was too much money.**
For the current fiscal year, the Piedmont United Way has pledges for $190,220 locally. Still to come is $39,760 from the Combined Federal Campaign. Through that campaign, workers who live in the five-county area, but who work out of the area, contribute at their place of employment and the money is sent back to their home area.
In 1991, the Piedmont United Way administered $246,326 to their 28 member agencies. Administrative costs were approximately $39,000 for the same time period. Ms. Roberts $20,760 salary, $100 per month rent and other office supplies are included in that figure.
“I don’t think the national situation will have any effect on local contributions,” said Ms. Roberts. “We have made an effort to do more and more year-round communication. The people who contribute know that the money they donate stays here, and helps people here in our community.”
Last year the 28 member agencies served more than 30,000 people in the five counties, she said. “If there was no United Way, the directors of those agencies would spend all their time fundraising,” she said.
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